The ELSC welcomes Professor Laurent Warlouzet (Paris Sorbonne Université) for a lunchtime talke entitled Liberty, Solidarity and Community. Capitalism and European Integration.
Thursday, November 19, 2026
12:30 pm to 1:30pm
JGH 102B
Lunch will be served.
How can economic growth, social inclusion, environmental protection, and security be promoted simultaneously? How have Europeans risen to this challenge after 1945 ?
Through an analysis of European integration from 1945 to the present day, the book argues that the European response was to create both new institutions, the European Union,and an original framework for the governance of capitalism. This framework has combined neoliberal and regulatory policies, notably in the field of environmental standards, with a global impact through the “Brussels effect.”
Since Donald Trump’s return to power in 2025, the main challenge facing Europeans has been what the book calls “community capitalism,” that is, economic and political nationalism, particularly in the form of protectionism. Will Europeans be able to rise to this challenge and transform themselves into a more assertive power? Or will aggressive nationalism reassert itself and further divide Europe?
The book is available on the Cambridge University Press website here.
Laurent Warlouzet is professor of history at Paris Sorbonne Université and a former postdoctoral fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE) and at the European University Institute (EUI). He specializes in European history from 1945 to the present day. His latest book Liberty, Solidarity and Community was published in 2026. It was reviewed in Foreign Affairs and has also been published in French and in German.
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